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Character Attitudes
Attitudes convey opinions, a particular slant, belief, perspective, sentiment, or world view.....
Character Change
Character change is essential to your main character’s arc. If after going through the main tension and reaching the resolution, the character does not change in some way - not always for the better - then the experience is futile for the audience.....
Character Core
Most characters should never be predictable nor stereotypical. Instead, the character’s core personality helps to define who he/she/it is, which should be an interested and flawed being.....
Character Description
Screenplays give a few lines of powerful character details when a new character is introduced, so the description will grab the attention of the reader as well as potential actors.....
Character Development
Developing a character is essential to bringing that character to life on the screen. The writer must dig deep to unearth background history, personality, psychology, and current goals. There is no secret recipe as to how to develop a character, but starting with a physical description, followed by exploring the character through specific exercises....
Character Drives Story, Q & A with Jen Grisanti and ISA's Max Timm
In this live Curious About Screenwriting podcast, we offer a teleconference with Jen Gristanti – one of the top writing coaches and consultants in the business right now. Jen is also an instructor with NBC’s Writers on The Verge, and was previously a programs executive under Aaron Spelling. Jen, alongside the Director o....
Character Generator
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Character Identification
Character identification occurs when the audience is linked to the character on an emotional level. Sometimes this occurs when a character is going through an action that someone in the audience has gone through. For example, the dad character may be changing his baby’s diaper for the first time and his son pees on him. Any father in the audi....
Character Paradigms, Hierarchy and Shadows w/ Jess Hinds
Discovering Your Own Personal Shadows to Create Great Characters! Meditative Writing master, Jessica Hinds, returns to the Curious About Screenwriting podcast to discuss how discovering your own history of (and current) moral paradigms/hierarchies and shadows can help you discover your characters. A thorough dive into character creation, this podca....
Character Paradox
Paradoxes are essential to creating fascinating characters who constantly surprise us, changing our preconceived notions about them. Unique and memorable characters are complicated, illogical at times, and often unpredictable.....
Character Psychology
To be consistent with human behavior, the writer must understand the psychology of a character: what motivates him, why does he behave a certain way, what are his subconscious intentions?....
Character Relationships
Most characters don’t live on an island alone. Part of who they are and how they will change is based on the relationships they have and have had. The chemistry between characters in each relationship is a story in of itself, and the screenwriter should maximize this chemistry by choosing qualities that bring characters together as well as cr....
Characterization
Characterization is applied by describing of superficial traits and features in order to help depict character: language, manner of speaking, dress, gesture, physical condition, mannerisms, etc.....
Charlene Huang on Film Music
This week we talk to Charlene Huang who is the Manager of Animated Music Production at Netflix. Before Netflix she worked at Dreamworks creating music for huge movies like How Train Your Dragon 2, Paranorman, Kung Fu Panda 3, Trolls and Boss Baby. We get philosophical on when to use music, the benefits and drawbacks of using needle drop....
Charleston International Film Festival
Bringing people together through the art and science of film, with an international film and screenplay competition.....
Chatting with BAD ASS' Craig Moss about LET US IN!
This week Liz and Alrik chat with writer/director Craig Moss about his latest feature, LET US IN. This film was a bit of a departure from his previous films, and Craig goes into taking on producerial duties as well as how he made a career by NOT going to film school. Also, Liz is in the hot seat for GET ....
